Lately, I’ve been getting A LOT of private messages on Discord and Steemit.chat from people who are asking my advice. And really often what I can smell between the lines of their words is the desperation to get as much crypto on here as possible. Or they get aren’t even trying to hide and come out with it straight away! *How can I get seen more?* *What can I do to my posts to get more upvotes?* *Is that a good niche to go into? Is that a great way of making $steem?*

And really, I am getting a bit fed up with it all.

## BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT! ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmcnGSqTe6gz2EETnbgR4ymAondb7NXwnzNeypvRKpYEYb/image.png) *I don't know who made this gif but it's AMAZING! If you can show me that you really made it, you'll get a slice of the SBD from this post! Found on giphy.com*

Do not come to me with questions about how to get more $steem or how to get your article on trending. I DO NOT KNOW. And don’t wish to know. What I do know is this : ## JUST BE YOURSELF ON HERE AND DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE MONEY. ## DON’T THINK ABOUT WHAT ARTICLES WOULD BE THE BEST. ## DON’T GO WRITING ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU ‘KNOW’ WOULD MAKE A LOT OF $ IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE WRITING ABOUT ## IF YOU ARE JUST YOURSELF AND WRITE ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU LIKE, IT’LL ALL HAPPEN ON IT’S OWN ## MAKE FRIENDS ## INTERACT ## BRING AUTHENTICITY AND GENUINENESS TO THE TABLE ## JUST BE YOU!

And if you don’t understand that, then maybe you get THIS! ![](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQ1ijoTPHBvtP3dff92Y6w6c3xgvBNQocnaRAtGcYWLnf/image.png) Made my friend @overkillcoin

We are a community. We are a tribe. We are in this together. Let us celebrate eachother. Let us connect in a real way. Let us be genuine friends.

We are pioneers of a new age and should grasp this opportunity to make this place into something incredible. Something so beautiful and inclusive of everyone that EVERYONE lives in abundance. That is the potential it has. But only if you help being a part of that. # Don't think in I. # Think in We.

*Woah. First sort of rant post but it's all in good spirit and to make this place better and better* BIG love, Ashley ![Steemit Ashley Kalila.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmPZnAoaFUhhGtbsMRQahVCKX1N8h3QBB2tfjRtwGYKPq9/Steemit%20Ashley%20Kalila.png)

![Sharing Authentically.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUVCx4wzVWSyhthS8CzLZeVice4eMAghGRFzwdHiXnPAq/Sharing%20Authentically.png) ![BANNER HUMANS OF STEEMIT.png](https://steemitimages.com/DQmfRKUHdmWY8Tv7ZB5oT4vR49c44qDRFB2CWZhqLEWAchf/BANNER%20HUMANS%20OF%20STEEMIT.png) My LoveProject is @humansofsteemit! Featuring the humans behind the Steemit usernames!